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Anduril jobs
Anduril, the defense technology company, builds space systems in its space engineering organization: spacecraft and their guidance and mission software, orbital systems, space ground systems and space radar, with teams in Costa Mesa, California, Colorado Springs and northern Virginia. Only the roles Anduril files under its space engineering departments are listed here; its other defense work stays off. Its postings state a pay range, and many require US citizenship and a security clearance, as each states.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 93 open jobs at Anduril; their typical pay runs $167k to $254k a year, with a median of $193k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Anduril openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:01 UTCSenior DevOps Engineer, Space (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Costa Mesa, California, United States · todayDetails
$183,000–$243,000/yrSenior Product Operations Engineer, Space (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Costa Mesa, California, United States · todayDetails
$183,000–$243,000/yr2027 New Grad GNC Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Costa Mesa, California, United States · 1w agoDetails
$117,000–$154,000/yrSoftware Engineer, Space Special Programs (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Chantilly, Virginia +3 more · 1w agoDetails
$167,000–$220,000/yrSenior Software Engineer, Space Special Programs (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Chantilly, Virginia +3 more · 1w agoDetails
$191,000–$254,000/yrChief Software Engineer, Space Ground Systems (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Colorado Springs, Colorado +5 more · 1w agoDetails
$220,000–$292,000/yrSystem Security Engineer, Space (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Costa Mesa, California, United States · 1w agoDetails
$183,000–$243,000/yrSystems Engineer - Missile Defense (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Colorado Springs, Colorado +3 more · 2w agoDetails
Systems Engineer - Machine Learning (opens the job details)
Science & Data · Colorado Springs, Colorado +3 more · 2w agoDetails
Mechanical Launch Integration Engineer, Space (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Costa Mesa, California, United States · 3w agoDetails
$132,000–$175,000/yrProduction Mechanical Engineer, Space (opens the job details)
Technicians · Costa Mesa, California, United States · 3w agoDetails
$132,000–$175,000/yrSystems Engineer, Spacecraft Operations (RPO) (opens the job details)
Launch & Ops · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$147,000–$196,000/yr
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Anduril at a glance
Anduril, the defense technology company, builds space systems in its space engineering organization: spacecraft and their guidance and mission software, orbital systems, space ground systems and space radar, with teams in Costa Mesa, California, Colorado Springs and northern Virginia. Only the roles Anduril files under its space engineering departments are listed here; its other defense work stays off. Its postings state a pay range, and many require US citizenship and a security clearance, as each states.
93 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Anduril's name?
Anduril's own sites: anduril.com.
What Anduril pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $193k/yr over the 91 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $86k/yr up to $292k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 77 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 2 of the 93 open jobs here state no pay.
The top-paying Anduril jobs open now
Every 93, highest pay firstChief Software Engineer, Space Ground Systems (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Colorado Springs, Colorado +5 more · 1w agoDetails
$220,000–$292,000/yrPrincipal Mechanical Engineer, Space Special Programs (opens the job details)
Mechanical · Chantilly, Virginia +3 more · 2mo agoDetails
$220,000–$292,000/yrStaff Software Engineer, Space Special Programs (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Chantilly, Virginia +3 more · 2mo agoDetails
$220,000–$292,000/yrPrincipal Radar Engineer, Space (opens the job details)
RF & Payloads · Costa Mesa, California +3 more · 4mo agoDetails
$220,000–$292,000/yrSenior Software Engineer, Space Special Programs (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Chantilly, Virginia +3 more · 1w agoDetails
$191,000–$254,000/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What Anduril looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Anduril is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.
A mechanical or aerospace engineering degree; CAD (NX, CATIA, SolidWorks) and FEA analysis for most roles.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
Anduril's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
Anduril pay by occupation, from its own postings: Software engineer pay, Cybersecurity expert pay, Electrical engineer pay, Mechanical engineer pay.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
Anduril sites with openings
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Questions about Anduril
How do I apply to Anduril?
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What does Anduril pay?
Across the 91 open Anduril jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $167k–$254k/yr and the median $193k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $86k/yr and the highest $292k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Anduril staffing?
Of its 93 openings, the largest groups are ground software & IT (25), flight software & GNC (19) and mechanical, structures & thermal (12).
What does Anduril ask for in ground software and IT jobs in space?
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance. The exact bar is in each Anduril posting.
How fresh is this list of Anduril roles?
We read Anduril's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Anduril keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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